Strategic Finance Manager

Position Summary: The Strategic Finance Manager serves as a key business partner to executive leadership, supporting enterprise-wide decision making through financial analysis, strategic planning, value creation initiatives, and M&A support. Reporting to the Vice President of FP&A, this role works closely with the executive team, private equity sponsors, corporate development (M&A), corporate strategy and functional leaders to evaluate growth opportunities, improve business performance, and support long-term value creation. The ideal candidate combines strong financial modeling capabilities with strategic thinking, business acumen, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations. This role offers broad exposure across commercial, operational, supply chain, working capital, and acquisition related initiatives within a high growth industrial distribution platform. LindFast Solutions Group (LSG) is a leading multi-category industrial supply chain solutions platform serving distribution customers across specialty fasteners, wire & cable, and related products. LSG is the largest fastener distributor in N.A. and holds #3 share in the Specialty W&C market. LSG expects to continue and accelerate its aggressive M&A strategy and will complete several acquisitions in the next 1-2 years. About Nautic Partners Founded in 1986, Nautic Partners is a private equity firm based in Providence, Rhode Island. The firm invests through means of add-ons, buyouts, leveraged recapitalization, and growth capital and specializes in three sectors: Healthcare, Industrials, and Services. Nautic completed their successful acquisition of LSG in April 2019. For more information about Nautic Partners, visit www.nautic.com________________________________________Key Responsibilities Strategic Planning & Executive Decision Support

• Partner with executive leadership to evaluate strategic initiatives and high-priority business opportunities.
• Develop financial models, business cases, and investment analyses to support capital allocation decisions.
• Assess growth opportunities across organic initiatives, pricing, sales effectiveness, digital investments, supply chain optimization, and strategic expansion.
• Support long-range planning and development of enterprise value creation initiatives.
• Provide analytical support for Board presentations, lender communications, and sponsor reporting. Financial Planning & Analysis
• Lead forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning processes across assigned business functions.
• Analyze financial and operational performance, identifying key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop actionable recommendations to improve revenue growth, gross margin, EBITDA, and free cash flow.
• Support executive leadership with scenario analysis and sensitivity modeling.
• Enhance forecasting accuracy through improved KPI development and driver-based planning. Commercial, Operations & Working Capital Analytics
• Evaluate customer, vendor, product, and channel profitability.
• Analyze pricing performance, margin expansion opportunities, and commercial effectiveness.
• Support initiatives focused on inventory optimization, working capital improvement, and supply chain efficiency.
• Develop analytics around branch performance, network optimization, productivity, and operational performance.
• Identify and quantify opportunities to improve inventory turns, cash conversion, and overall capital efficiency. M&A and Corporate Development Support
• Support acquisition evaluations, financial due diligence, valuation analyses, and integration planning.
• Build and maintain acquisition, synergy, and value creation models.
• Assist leadership in assessing strategic investments, partnerships, and market opportunities.
• Support integration tracking, synergy realization, and post-acquisition performance measurement. Reporting & Business Intelligence
• Develop executive-level reporting, dashboards, and KPI scorecards.
• Translate complex data into clear, concise recommendations for senior leadership.
• Improve analytical tools, reporting capabilities, and business intelligence processes.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial and operational reporting frameworks.________________________________________Qualifications Required
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 4-6+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, corporate finance,
• OR 2-3 years Investment banking, private equity portfolio operations, corporate development, transaction advisory, consulting or a related analytical role.
• Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and valuation capabilities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business partnering skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling experience.
• Experience working with large datasets and business intelligence tools. Preferred
• Investment banking, private equity portfolio operations, corporate development, transaction advisory, consulting or a related analytical role
• Exposure to M&A, corporate development, strategic planning, or value creation initiatives.
• Experience supporting executive leadership, board reporting, or private equity sponsors.________________________________________Success Profile Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to:
• Think like an investor while operating as a business partner.
• Connect financial results to operational and commercial drivers.
• Build credible relationships with executives and operating leaders.
• Distill complex analyses into clear strategic recommendations.
• Balance detailed analytical rigor with practical business judgment.
• Identify opportunities to drive EBITDA growth, working capital improvements, and enterprise value creation.